Fred Bakewell
Alfred Harry Bakewell
Born: 2 November 1908, Walsall, Staffordshire
Died: 23 January 1983, Westbourne, Dorset
Major Teams: Northamptonshire, England.
Known As: Fred Bakewell
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Test Debut: England v New Zealand at Lord's, 1st Test, 1931
Last Test: England v South Africa at The Oval, 5th Test, 1935
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1934
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 6 9 0 409 107 45.44 1 3 3 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 3 0 8 0 - - 0 0 - 2.66
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1928 - 1936)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 250 453 24 14570 257 33.96 31 74 225 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 1601 22 1271 22 57.77 2-17 0 0 72.7 4.76
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
A batsman of unique methods, at times eccentric but capable of
innings of genius, "Fred" Bakewell played only six times for England,
and never against Australia. His stance gave no clue as to his
stroke-making abilities - he stood facing almost square to the bowler
in an exaggerated two-eyed stance, slightly crouched, and with his
hands widely separated on the bat handle. Such an approach would
naturally lead to a leg-side back foot player, yet Bakewell was a
magnificent cutter, and had a lovely off-drive. He was also a
creative batsman and in often all too brief innings would display
every stroke in the book, as well as some of his own invention. His
defence was at first suspect, but rapidly improved. He was an
exceptional fielder at short-leg, taking five catches on his debut,
and later that season against Essex taking eight, and averaging over
30 per season in his brief career.
He played for what was at the time
a very weak Northamptonshire side, setting a county record with 246
against Notts in 1933, then beating his own record in his next
innings with 257. In the same year he made his only Test hundred
against a strong West Indies attack. He was unable to cement a place in the
England side
- an apparently lackadaisical exterior combined with his unorthodoxy to
restrict his
opportunities - he had made 31 first-class hundreds when his career
ended prematurely. In 1936, playing against the eventual champions,
Derby, he made a superb chanceless 241*, nearly taking Northants to
an unlikely victory. On the return home, he was involved in a serious
car accident. His team-mate Northway was killed, and Bakewell's arm
was so severely injured that he never played first-class cricket
again - he was just 27 at the time, and might have made more of
an impact at Test level had he been given the chance (DL, 2000).
Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 00:02:41 GMT
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